Zhmaeva Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhmaeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmaeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0041:143,54916,688
Ukraine2011:226,48130,128
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zhmaeva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zhmaeva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Zhmaeva (Georgian: ჟმაევა, Russian: Жмаева) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmaeva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,137th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. The last name Zhmaeva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Zhmaeva are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhmaeva is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,004 people, or 1 in 143,549. In Russia it is most numerous in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 26 percent live, Sakha Republic, where 15 percent live and Tver Oblast, where 9 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Zhmaeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhmaeva surname are 27.81% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 74.58% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmaeva9276/
Shmaeva8696/
Chmaeva862/
Zmajeva861/
Zmeeva772,484/
Smaeva77276/
Zmieva7756/
Zmyeva7755/
Shmava771/
Zmoeva771/
Zmeyova71215/
Zmeiova7110/
Zmeyeva716/
Smayeva715/
Shmeeva714/
Zmejeva713/
Zmawa672/
Smeva671/

Zhmaeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmaeva in the Georgian language
ჟმაევაzhmaeva-
Zhmaeva in the Russian language
Жмаеваzmaeva-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhmaeva
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